Guest parsimmon Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Like everyone else I'm enjoying our current revival but is anyone else thinking that without Jay Bothroyd's 4 month loan spell we wouldn't have even struggled like we did in the first place?Simply look at our form before and after his time with us and the evidence is pretty conclusive.Like everyone else I was very optimistic when he signed but he simply never fit in to the team plan or had the necessary work ethic or desire to succeed in our team plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wilf Marshall Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yeah I agree but let's not have another hatefest on here for the fools. There were other reasons aswell. We needed time to adapt and for DJ to sort the team out. What we have with DJ is a very pragmatic manager. I am behind him and thr team now. I think we can have a good season next year, a real push. This season maybe we are a bit far off the playoffs but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastowl Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 He was a key factor in our shocking form but let's get over it now. Forwards not backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 How about we forget that simpleton now and stop making threads about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hindsight is wonderful thing. At the time, I thought Bothroyd was a fantastic signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I don't think many people didnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 He isn't a winger that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 He as scored 2 goals in 3 games since going back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simaniac Owl Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 He has gone. Now move on. We now have Lita who will be far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zico sterland Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We play with pace Bothroyd didnt.He is long gone lets move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thought it was a great signing at the time. Right now I don't care as long as we don't get relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 His form was poo - but don't make him a scapegoat for the whole team. We were defending poorly earlier in the season; JRoyd's not responsible for that. Like it or not, our squad did need time to adjust to a higher division - and now we're seeing them get to grips with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Dave Jones wanted him and us fans wanted him. Neither expected what was to happen after he signed. It was a disaster, but we move on from it. Just goes to show, bringing in players on £20k-a-week plus doesn't guarantee success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Guns Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 It seems so with Bothroyd and barkley we played a negative formation ,I still think barkley could have played just behind the striker , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Can't put all the blame on Bothroyd. Jones has to take blame for picking him every game. Also, players like Pecknik playing nearly every week didn't help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PHIL1867 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Or how about........our form dropped when Burton left and has now picked up since Stu came in. While DJ is a good manager, I think he needs a good coach behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Think Boothroyd was a bad apple but too simplistic to say all our bad form was down to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I thought the signing of Bothroyd was a good one at first. I then changed my mind after seeing him play a few games where he looked uninterested and ineffective. Interesting to see that despite scoring on Saturday, Harry Redknapp had a dig at both him and DJ Campbell, suggesting they'd been given a chance which they hadn't taken. Said the QPR display in general proved why it was necessary for him to bring in a host of new signings. We could've told you that Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trask43 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 It was a number of things looking back bothroyd s part of the problem. Barkley was a bigger problem the defensive side of his game was as non existant as bothroyds and we changed our formation to accomodate him. Also the inclusion of these two led to dropping jj and cog our best performers at the time. Other factors were reda being out. semedo being less effective than expected and corry and mccabe being nowhere near ready for championship football but played week in week out when we had more experienced pros at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 It was a number of things looking back bothroyd s part of the problem. Barkley was a bigger problem the defensive side of his game was as non existant as bothroyds and we changed our formation to accomodate him. Also the inclusion of these two led to dropping jj and cog our best performers at the time. Other factors were reda being out. semedo being less effective than expected and corry and mccabe being nowhere near ready for championship football but played week in week out when we had more experienced pros at the club. Yup, agree with that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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